The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, April 13, 1970
First Quarter
50.6% illuminated · waxing
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
11:18 AM
2:09 AM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 50.6%
- Age
- 7.5 days
- Distance
- 402,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.6′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 585
Events on this date
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First Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon is high at sunset and sets around midnight.
Exact values
For Apr 13, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 90.57° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 89.27° |
| Illuminated fraction | 50.63% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 5.8° / 62.6° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 46m / 25.06° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 113.93° / 3.80° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | 3.47° / -4.45° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | 91.87° / 1.07° |
| Position angle of the axis | 9.4° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 280.6° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.